Each month legendary Rock and Roll Photographer Richard E. Aaron will showcase one of his classic photos
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UPDATE: On April 27, 2008 Richard E. Aaron has the honor to give the commencement speech at Brooks Institute Of Photography. He will also be awarded an honorary Masters of Photography Degree.
Also, the Winter 2008 Edition of Nikon World has featured Richard E. Aaron's work in the music industry with images and a story.
Be sure to bookmark this page and check back each month as legendary Rock and Roll photographer Richard E. Aaron will be showcasing an image from his vast archive of over 1.5 million images. Find out more about Aaron by scrolling past his images listed below:
Throughout his career, Iggy Pop has been known to show off with his adrenaline-fueled pure rock and rocll style. When Richard E. Aaron photographed him at the Beacon Theater for People Magazine, things weren't any different.
When making the jump from film to digital, Richard E. Aaron put his own spin on a tried and true rock n' roll photo op in Los Angeles - The Hollywood Sign.
While in Canada, Richard E. Aaron was presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to shoot the Rolling Stones in concert. The results were seen worldwide.
Sometimes getting the shot is all about who you know. As the January 2008 Rock and Roll Photo of the Month will show you, never underestimate the power of networking.
For October 2007's Rock and Roll Photo of the Month (a shot of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler), Richard E. Aaron recalls a far too often occurance - bad location and no time!
The August 2007 Rock and Roll Photo of the Month is from a Bruce Springsteen performance at Madison Square Garden where Photographer Richard E. Aaron had less than 15 seconds to optimize his camera to catch the perfect shot.
Hired by a record label to cover a Rolling Stones LP release party, Aaron used his knowledge of the club's layout to capture an intimate conversation between Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol, while including the mayhem around them.
The Rock and Roll photo of the month for June 2007, comes from the 10K Rock and Run, held at UCLA in 1983. Richard E. Aaron describes how he saw the shot coming and got it in one frame, even though he may have weirded out a Fleetwood Mac publicist.
For May 2007's Rock and Roll Photo of the Month, lengendary Rock and Roll photographer Richard E. Aaron recounts getting that perfect shot during the first few nights of Prince's Purple Rain Tour in 1985.
For April 2007's Rock and Roll Photo of the Month, legendary Rock and Roll photographer Richard E. Aaron tells of how he approached Natalie Cole in a small NYC club before her first on stage performance.
From Richard E. Aaron's Bio:
In a career that spans over three decades, Richard E. Aaron has shot still photography for a wide variety of media, ranging from feature films, television and video to corporate public relations, entertainment publicity and album covers.
Perhaps best known for his music photography, he was honored by Modern Photography Magazine as one of the "10 Best Rock Photographers" in the world, he has hundreds of album covers to his credit including "FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE," still the biggest selling double live LP. He shot the first photographic rock 'n' roll cover of Time magazine - Paul McCartney/Wings Over America. All told, his work has appeared in more than 6,000 magazines, newspapers and books worldwide.
His extensive work in music photography (4,000 musical artists photographed) includes, "Fleetwood: The Visitor in Africa" (RCA Records), a tour shot on location in Ghana West Africa. Similar projects for many top rock & roll groups around the world followed. He traveled through the People's Republic of China for several months, where he documented the first Western rock group to record an album and tour.
He still he shoots music, as in music videos, CD jackets and publicity. A native of New York, Mr. Aaron and his photo agency have been located in Los Angeles since 1980. His work can be viewed on his web site: http://www.rockpix.com
Posted by: cole Sternberg May 28, 2007 @ 12:54 AM EST
love this rock and roll
Posted by: cole Sternberg May 28, 2007 @ 12:55 AM EST
Great reading
Posted by: Alisse Kingsley May 28, 2007 @ 12:57 AM EST
This is new. Great idea. Love the photos.
Posted by: Dennis Alcorn May 28, 2007 @ 12:59 AM EST
Keep them comming, love the photographers shots.
Posted by: Andy May 28, 2007 @ 1:0 AM EST
I own one of Mr. Aaron's photographs which is hanging in my office. I soon will purchase a few for my home. This monthly article is a great idea.
Posted by: Rod jones Jun 6, 2007 @ 3:25 AM EST
I have known Richard for so many years and I have always admired his talent in photography in the music area he shoots. Love this site.
Posted by: Rita Miller Jun 7, 2007 @ 5:17 AM EST
I have always liked Richard E. Aarons photos. I have purchased a few for my home and my office and I plan to purchase more. I also think that you having his photos and words on your great site is a great idea. rock on!
Posted by: Elliott Randall Jun 18, 2007 @ 10:29 AM EST
Love his rock and roll photography, keep it coming.
Posted by: Greg Ptacek Aug 19, 2007 @ 9:56 PM EST
These Photo's are'nt that special. I only say that because I grew up photographing the rock acts in and around Chicago in the 70's w/other photographers (1 is now quite sucessful). The 1st rule fr/the darkroom was always to only put your best work out there. And if this guy had all acess (something we'd dream about!) and this is the best of the lot. With the possible exception of the Warhol/Jager photo, Nothing I've seen here is too compelling. Sorry...
Posted by: Robert K. Sep 29, 2007 @ 6:42 AM EST
My comment to Robert K. is for him to get his seeing eye dog new glasses. By picking the Warhol/Jagger photo means only one thing you are a paparazzi. You have no sense of art. Please feed your dog.
Posted by: John Erkison Oct 9, 2007 @ 11:47 AM EST
I have hired Mr. Aaron on many occasions as I am a music publicist and he is the ultimate in professionalism. He always comes up with great ideas and as an amatuer photographer myself, I have a wealth of knowledge from the times I have spent with him, not to mention the Rock 'N Roll stories he tells with great humor.
Posted by: James Levesque Apr 4, 2008 @ 6:31 PM EST
I am fortunate enough to have a friend who has introduced my wife and I to MR.Aaron several times in the past several years, and we were able to sit with him and talk for a couple of hours. We always found him VERY INTERESTING and KNOWLEDGABLE and EXTREMELY TALENTED IN HIS FIELD! I was given a couple of his photos that I cherish and I feel honered to have them...
I was a road manager,a stage manager, and audio engineer for over 30 years,
on the road with Major Recording Artists. I have worked with and met many photographers during my years on the road, and in my opinion RICHARD AARON is the absolute BEST of ALL...
I am now just waiting for him to put together a book of his work so I will then have a large collection of his lifetime of FABULAS WORK!!!
